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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1988-06-15

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Schools report major theft $500 reword See Page 5 1988 Graduates- the leaders of tomorrow See page 3 Festival of Fish begins See special edition inside Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1874. SERVING ALL OF AMHERST ; Volume 71, Number 24 Entire Contents Copyrighted, 1988. All Rights Reserved ' Wednesday, June 15, 1988 9S8-2801 25 cents Crash knocks out lights in South Amherst Water shortage please conserve Negotiations for Amherst to buy water from Lorain vnll start within a week, according to Safety Service Director, Joe Kohart . Last Monday night, City Council, approved an ordinance that a L Lows Kohart and Eleyor John Jaworski to negotiate a price for water with both Lorofrfdnd ELyria. "Lorain assured us thuy will, cooperate," Kohart said. Once the price is decided, Amherst will hook up to one of Lorain's 15 inch lines. "It should solve our probLems," he said. He estimates the whole process will take Fix weeks. In the mean time, Kohart asked that Amherst residents "please conserve as much water as you . possibly can. ... After today we're getting in dire need again. Forget about the car wash for a while." 1988 marks Cavalier's las t graduatio n If t r "lit t , JL-t, t La i 1 : ir$z : flirts V 1 f L South Amherst graduate Michelle Lee Moss accepts a con gratulatory hug after receiving ner mpioma. The Last South Amherst High School class, the class of 1308, walked across the ttage last Friday. The 40 class members, dressed in green and white listened to speeches by their fellow classmates, and ood wishes fron the faculty and administration. Starr D ullage, Saluta-torian and class Vice President, spoke of the pride with which she joins the Cavfclier alumni family. Class President and Valedictorian, Sobby Joe Silvers also spoke to the gathering of parents, teachers, friends and alumni Class Secretary, Melis sa Sue Haynes, said that she felt the best had been saved for Last at South Amherst. These words were echoed by James Eric Taddeo, the last graduate to cross the stage: "I feel it's a privilege to be the last one to graduate from this class and this school." The class was given their diplomas by Principal Robert TelLoni and Mr. James Taddeo, President of the Board of Education. Dry eyes were scarce when the Alma Mater played for the last time in the South Amherst High School gymnasium. Happy Father's Day-June 19,1988 Crash scene on Rt. 113 in South Amherst. Photo by Amy Hansen . On June 8 at 8:30 p.m., a car heading west on 113 in South Amherst drove into an Ohio Edison pole plunging the entire town into darkness until 7 a.m. the next mo rning. Dotti Herrick and Joanne Baran of Lakewood had reportedly taken a wrong turn on Annis Road. Herrick, the driver, went left of center for 254 feet, skidded sideways for 64 feet, and drove another SO feet before hitting the pole, according to South Amherst Police Chief, Thomas Snizek. Herrick, 29 and Baran, 25 were both admitted to Allen Memorial Hospital, though neither was seriously injured according to Snizek. South Amherst Fire and Police Departments worked for close to &n hour to pull Herrick from the wreckage, Snizek said. After the car at cleaned up, there was still the question of electricity and telephone lines. "There were a Lot cf Lines down," Snizek reported. South Amherst had a double crew out for four hours trying to get the city's power back. The telephone company was also vorking Thursday morning . Herrick was charged with Driving Under thr In-fLutjnce and reckless operation . : fit ItimtmM uvOT ' Lis 4,:JXM n,kM . fe:-H;fe-. I-'' I """" If w i .1 if .YX.r.i' 11' ft Shaping up in the form of an "A" for Amherst, are these contestants competing for the Miss Amherst Crown on Tuesday. From left to right going up the steps are: Beckie Daley, Rachel Won lever, Andrea Dickinson, Miss Amherst 1987; Laura Rumpler, Miss Amherst 1986; Jennie Johnson, Judy Speckhart, Mary Hup man, Ellen Sinashkevich, and Theresa Roberts. In the center are: Angela Ramos and Andrea Thomas. Not pictured is Katie Leahy. Photo By Judy Oney Miss Amherst Ten beauties vie for Crown The 1S80 Miss An heist Pageant will be held Tuesday, June 21 at 7:0C p.m. in Nerd Junior High School. The girls competing this year are from the Amherst and South Amherst SchooL systems. They range in age fron 16--1S years. This years pageant director is Charlene Godfrey and the pageant is hosted over again by Marilu's Bridals, at downtown Amherst. The mistress of ceremonies wiLI be Mrs. Ohio of 1SC6, Doreen Luke from Co Lumbus. The contestants year are: this Judy Speckha rt, daughter of Hilda Gulett and fir. and Mrs. John Speckhart is sponsored by Clippers Cove. She attends Lorain County Community College. Ellen Si mashkevich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Si mashkevich was sponsored by Tracy's Karate SchooL. She is an 1E year old graduate from Marion L. Steele High SchooL. Andrea Thomas, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dana Thomas was sponsored by A Touch Of Class. She is 17 and attends Lorain County Community College. Beckie Daley, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dazz Daley is sponsored by All Breed Dog Grooming. Beckie is 17 and attends the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Andrea Dickinson, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dickinson is sponsored by Kenny Kings. She is 18 and is a graduate of Marion L. Steele High School. Angie Ramos, daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Ramos is sponsored by Pizza Hut (Lorain). Angie is 18 and attends Lorain County Community College. Mary Hup man, daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Tom Huprr.an is sponsored by Audio Basic DJ. Co. She is a 1S year old graduate of Marion L. Steele High School. Rachel Wohlever, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wohlever. Rachel is sponsored by her parents. She is a 17 years oLd and attends Marion L. Steele High Schoc I . Theresa Roberts, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban is sponsored by her parents. She is 18 years old and attends Lorain High Schoo I . Katie Leahy, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leahy is sponsored by Een Franklin and Neptune Cellars. She is 17 and attends Marion L. Steele High Schoo I . Mayor John Jawcrski will crown the new Miss Amherst as Laura Rumpler, Miss Amherst of 1987, hands down her crown that evening to the new Miss Amherst of 1908. Continued on page 5 Police levy set Next November there will be an one half mill, five year levy on the city ballot to fund police equipment . City Council voted unanimously to place the levy on the ballot Last Monday night after hearing testimony from Captain Barbara Cowger. "It wouldn't just be police cruisers," she said, 'The radar equipment has to be replaced, often, not every 10 years or technology has outdated us," she said. "I think our men do a top notch job of police protection, this would give them the equipment they need," she concluded. The levy would cost an average home seven dollars a year, according to council member Jim Gammons.

Schools report major theft $500 reword See Page 5 1988 Graduates- the leaders of tomorrow See page 3 Festival of Fish begins See special edition inside Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1874. SERVING ALL OF AMHERST ; Volume 71, Number 24 Entire Contents Copyrighted, 1988. All Rights Reserved ' Wednesday, June 15, 1988 9S8-2801 25 cents Crash knocks out lights in South Amherst Water shortage please conserve Negotiations for Amherst to buy water from Lorain vnll start within a week, according to Safety Service Director, Joe Kohart . Last Monday night, City Council, approved an ordinance that a L Lows Kohart and Eleyor John Jaworski to negotiate a price for water with both Lorofrfdnd ELyria. "Lorain assured us thuy will, cooperate," Kohart said. Once the price is decided, Amherst will hook up to one of Lorain's 15 inch lines. "It should solve our probLems," he said. He estimates the whole process will take Fix weeks. In the mean time, Kohart asked that Amherst residents "please conserve as much water as you . possibly can. ... After today we're getting in dire need again. Forget about the car wash for a while." 1988 marks Cavalier's las t graduatio n If t r "lit t , JL-t, t La i 1 : ir$z : flirts V 1 f L South Amherst graduate Michelle Lee Moss accepts a con gratulatory hug after receiving ner mpioma. The Last South Amherst High School class, the class of 1308, walked across the ttage last Friday. The 40 class members, dressed in green and white listened to speeches by their fellow classmates, and ood wishes fron the faculty and administration. Starr D ullage, Saluta-torian and class Vice President, spoke of the pride with which she joins the Cavfclier alumni family. Class President and Valedictorian, Sobby Joe Silvers also spoke to the gathering of parents, teachers, friends and alumni Class Secretary, Melis sa Sue Haynes, said that she felt the best had been saved for Last at South Amherst. These words were echoed by James Eric Taddeo, the last graduate to cross the stage: "I feel it's a privilege to be the last one to graduate from this class and this school." The class was given their diplomas by Principal Robert TelLoni and Mr. James Taddeo, President of the Board of Education. Dry eyes were scarce when the Alma Mater played for the last time in the South Amherst High School gymnasium. Happy Father's Day-June 19,1988 Crash scene on Rt. 113 in South Amherst. Photo by Amy Hansen . On June 8 at 8:30 p.m., a car heading west on 113 in South Amherst drove into an Ohio Edison pole plunging the entire town into darkness until 7 a.m. the next mo rning. Dotti Herrick and Joanne Baran of Lakewood had reportedly taken a wrong turn on Annis Road. Herrick, the driver, went left of center for 254 feet, skidded sideways for 64 feet, and drove another SO feet before hitting the pole, according to South Amherst Police Chief, Thomas Snizek. Herrick, 29 and Baran, 25 were both admitted to Allen Memorial Hospital, though neither was seriously injured according to Snizek. South Amherst Fire and Police Departments worked for close to &n hour to pull Herrick from the wreckage, Snizek said. After the car at cleaned up, there was still the question of electricity and telephone lines. "There were a Lot cf Lines down," Snizek reported. South Amherst had a double crew out for four hours trying to get the city's power back. The telephone company was also vorking Thursday morning . Herrick was charged with Driving Under thr In-fLutjnce and reckless operation . : fit ItimtmM uvOT ' Lis 4,:JXM n,kM . fe:-H;fe-. I-'' I """" If w i .1 if .YX.r.i' 11' ft Shaping up in the form of an "A" for Amherst, are these contestants competing for the Miss Amherst Crown on Tuesday. From left to right going up the steps are: Beckie Daley, Rachel Won lever, Andrea Dickinson, Miss Amherst 1987; Laura Rumpler, Miss Amherst 1986; Jennie Johnson, Judy Speckhart, Mary Hup man, Ellen Sinashkevich, and Theresa Roberts. In the center are: Angela Ramos and Andrea Thomas. Not pictured is Katie Leahy. Photo By Judy Oney Miss Amherst Ten beauties vie for Crown The 1S80 Miss An heist Pageant will be held Tuesday, June 21 at 7:0C p.m. in Nerd Junior High School. The girls competing this year are from the Amherst and South Amherst SchooL systems. They range in age fron 16--1S years. This years pageant director is Charlene Godfrey and the pageant is hosted over again by Marilu's Bridals, at downtown Amherst. The mistress of ceremonies wiLI be Mrs. Ohio of 1SC6, Doreen Luke from Co Lumbus. The contestants year are: this Judy Speckha rt, daughter of Hilda Gulett and fir. and Mrs. John Speckhart is sponsored by Clippers Cove. She attends Lorain County Community College. Ellen Si mashkevich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Si mashkevich was sponsored by Tracy's Karate SchooL. She is an 1E year old graduate from Marion L. Steele High SchooL. Andrea Thomas, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dana Thomas was sponsored by A Touch Of Class. She is 17 and attends Lorain County Community College. Beckie Daley, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dazz Daley is sponsored by All Breed Dog Grooming. Beckie is 17 and attends the Lorain County Joint Vocational School. Andrea Dickinson, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dickinson is sponsored by Kenny Kings. She is 18 and is a graduate of Marion L. Steele High School. Angie Ramos, daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Ramos is sponsored by Pizza Hut (Lorain). Angie is 18 and attends Lorain County Community College. Mary Hup man, daughter to Mr. & Mrs. Tom Huprr.an is sponsored by Audio Basic DJ. Co. She is a 1S year old graduate of Marion L. Steele High School. Rachel Wohlever, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wohlever. Rachel is sponsored by her parents. She is a 17 years oLd and attends Marion L. Steele High Schoc I . Theresa Roberts, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Urban is sponsored by her parents. She is 18 years old and attends Lorain High Schoo I . Katie Leahy, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leahy is sponsored by Een Franklin and Neptune Cellars. She is 17 and attends Marion L. Steele High Schoo I . Mayor John Jawcrski will crown the new Miss Amherst as Laura Rumpler, Miss Amherst of 1987, hands down her crown that evening to the new Miss Amherst of 1908. Continued on page 5 Police levy set Next November there will be an one half mill, five year levy on the city ballot to fund police equipment . City Council voted unanimously to place the levy on the ballot Last Monday night after hearing testimony from Captain Barbara Cowger. "It wouldn't just be police cruisers," she said, 'The radar equipment has to be replaced, often, not every 10 years or technology has outdated us," she said. "I think our men do a top notch job of police protection, this would give them the equipment they need," she concluded. The levy would cost an average home seven dollars a year, according to council member Jim Gammons.